World Wars 1900-1945

Question 1

Accomplishments of Meiji Restoration-8.1

Answer 1

• Centralized government
• Powerful army and navy
• Transport and communication system
• A highly educated population

Question 2

Causes of WW1- 8.2

Answer 2

• Alliances- Europe into 2 parts
• Imperialism- competition among colonies
• Militarism- aggressive preparation for war
• Spark- Assassination

Question 3

Western Front vs. Eastern Front- 8.3

Answer 3

• Western Front
  
  • Used Trench warfare
  • In between France and Germany
• Eastern Front
  
  • In between Germany and Russia
  • Used traditional fighting

Question 4

Russian Revolution- 8.4

Answer 4

• Happened in 1917
• People wanted to get out of the war
• Bolsheviks promised the people they would get out of war
• Russian became Soviet Union

Question 5

Treaty of Versailles- 8.5

Answer 5

• Accept blame for war
• Lost territory/ land
• Eliminated air force
• Pay reparations for war

Question 6

Spanish Flu-8.6

Answer 6

• Most severe pandemic
• 500 million people became infected
• No vaccines nor antibiotics
• By winter of 1919, cases decreased drastically

Question 7

Pearl Harbor- 8.7

Answer 7

• Took out most of our battleships and planes
• Killed 2,000 people
• Caused USA to declare war
• USA joined the Allies

Question 8

Battle of Britain/ Invasion of SU- 8.8

Answer 8

-Battle of Britain
- Tried to take over Britain
- Britain never surrendered
- Invasion of SU
- Lost because wasn’t prepared for Russian winter
- Causes SU to switch to Allies

Question 9

D- day- 8.9

Answer 9

• Allies plan to attack the Nazis & retake Europe
• Was an amphibious attack by 3 nations
• Very deadly
• Had very casualties

Question 10

Holocaust- 8.10

Answer 10

• Took placed during WW2
• Part 1- Segregation of Jews
• Part 2- Killing squads throughout Poland
• Part 3 - Putting all jews into death or concentration camps